This amendment seeks to introduce a number of factors that the Governor in Council must take into account before issuing a confidential order. These factors, which the minister will be required to consider, will help provide clearer parameters around the power to issue such orders.
As I mentioned earlier, Bill C‑8 contains several safeguards, but at the request of the witnesses we heard from, we added these to make things clearer. These six paragraphs clearly set out the circumstances in which an order may be made. They are the same as those already found in amendment G‑1 concerning the Governor in Council.